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Is ‘that’s you’ unique to Scotland?

81 replies

Hipcircle · 08/09/2019 10:02

English colleague (who is otherwise lovely) said that this baffles her in shops and restaurants.

Is this true?! It was only after she said it I realise how often I say it!

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Nyctophyllia · 08/09/2019 11:25

I'm crying with laughing at the "arr" pirate thing, if someone had answered me with that I would have surreptitiously checked for a wooden leg and a parrot

Danglingmod · 08/09/2019 11:27

Never heard this before and I know a few Scottish people.

TheCraicDealer · 08/09/2019 12:03

You get this in NI too. As well as the absolute classic, "'at's us nai" which roughly translates as "that's us sorted/done".

bringmesmiles · 08/09/2019 12:04

Is that not one of the things they used to say in Still Game between scenes ? Showing my age maybe but the wee bits where eg Jack sang ... I’m sure one of them was ‘is that you then ... aye that’s me then’ or something like that . Have just asked DM who was born Cornwall , she’s never heard of it . I recognise/probably say it all the time (NE Scotland) .

Yerbumsootthewindae · 08/09/2019 12:07

Yep I say this too, it really doesn't make sense does it?

I didn't realise how much I said "wee" until I moved to England and had the piss continuously ripped out of me for it. See also: oh ya beastie. Grin

Judashascomeintosomemoney · 08/09/2019 12:08

Yes it’s said here in SE England. Also said a lot as ‘right, that’s us then’ when you are with family say and about to leave someone’s house.

YesQueen · 08/09/2019 12:12

I took a phone call at work the other week and the guy said "can I ask a question?"
Me "yeah sure" thinking work related
Him "are you from Lancashire? It's just your voice reminds me of my cousins and I miss them a lot and it sounds like home"

I nearly cried down the phone at him BlushBlush but I knew what he meant. He kept me talking rubbish for another 10 mins Grin

Medianoche · 08/09/2019 12:13

One of the greatest culture shocks when moving house as a child was the realisation that there are places where the reply to ‘Where’s the bin?’ isn’t automatically ‘I ay bin nowhere, where’s tha bin?’.

PancakeAndKeith · 08/09/2019 12:13

When we went to Boston, America, i loved how people said ‘you’re all set’ in the same context. It has a very positive sound to it.

In which region do people say arr?

My dad does, very broad West Country.
He also says ‘arn’ for one and ‘narn’ for none.
If you’ve seen Hot Fuzz think of the bit where then go to see the farmer about guns and Nick Frost has to translate for Simon Pegg. I could understand every word the farmer said.

NotTonightJosepheen · 08/09/2019 12:21

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JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 08/09/2019 12:25

Yes it’s an NI saying too and like others have said has become a meme this year “ats us nai” Grin

Ats us nai= taxis here/ we’re ready to go/ foods here/trolleys full-to the till Grin

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 08/09/2019 12:30

I either say 'that you' or 'you right?'

Yep. We say “you right?” (You ready to go?) and the response is “no I’m left/wrong” Grin

LiveInAHidingPlace · 08/09/2019 12:44

"I love 'did ye, aye?"

Oh God me too.

I love how Scottish people can be so contemptuous while essentially saying nothing.

LiveInAHidingPlace · 08/09/2019 12:47

Another one, very similar to the original post but totally different meaning.

"That's me away."

Zoidbergonthehalfshell · 08/09/2019 12:47

I initially thought this was going to be about "You see that...? That's you, that is!" as quoted by Newman and Baddiel!

LiveInAHidingPlace · 08/09/2019 12:49

"Never heard this before and I know a few Scottish people."

In my experience, most Scots switch between actual English, Scots English and whatever dialect they speak depending on who they're talking to.

I don't even notice I'm doing it.

GinasGirl · 08/09/2019 12:52

Said in NI 'that's you, dead on'
I've heard it here in SE too.

booktrotter · 08/09/2019 12:53

@Trooperslaneagain perhaps more commonly heard as "ats us nai " Wink

ACPC · 08/09/2019 12:55

Did ye? Aye? Is one of my favourites too.

SuzieBishop · 08/09/2019 12:58

I’m Scottish living in Scotland my whole life and I don’t think I’ve said that or heard it much at all.

ALittleBitAlexis · 08/09/2019 12:59

I heard it said a fair bit when I lived in Edinburgh, I don't think I hear it here in Newcastle.

TheCatsACunt · 08/09/2019 13:03

I'm crying with laughing at the "arr" pirate thing, if someone had answered me with that I would have surreptitiously checked for a wooden leg and a parrot

I love the idea of surreptitiously looking for a parrot on someone’s shoulder. Just picturing you trying to keep eye-contact, but very occasionally letting your eyes drift so very slightly to the left or right Grin

JellyTots2009 · 08/09/2019 13:03

Maybe I shouldn't have added the other 'r' Grin
You say it just like you are saying the letter R.
Means yes.
West mids here.

Septemberissue · 08/09/2019 13:05

God. I’ve never thought about this but I do actually say it all the time! ... it’s odd really isn’t it?

LillithsFamiliar · 08/09/2019 13:08

I'm Scottish and use it. I have fond Hmm memories of my mum saying it after brushing yanking at my hair, wiping my face and fastening my coat ready to go out. I say it to DS all the time in similar circumstances but with less hair yanking